IBM i is Affected by Privilege Escalation []

Summary

CVECVE-2026-7870
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-11 16:16:25 UTC
Updated2026-06-11 16:16:25 UTC
DescriptionIBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-427 | CWE-427 CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA IBM I affected 7.6 Not specified
CNA IBM I affected 7.5 Not specified
CNA IBM I affected 7.4 Not specified
CNA IBM I affected 7.3 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7275756 [email protected] www.ibm.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: IBM i Release5770-SS1 PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6SJ09689 SJ09666 SJ10017 SJ09859 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09689 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09666 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10017 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09859 7.5SJ09688 SJ09665 SJ09699 SJ10015 SJ09855 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09688 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09665 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09699 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10015 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09855 7.4SJ09690 SJ09664 SJ09701 SJ10028 SJ09851 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09690 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09664 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09701 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10028 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09851 7.3SJ09691 SJ09663 SJ10018 SJ09837 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09691 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09663 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ10018 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ09837 IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.

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